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IEEE 1394, a/k/a firewire...before USB 2.0 came out, firewire was THE high speed way to go for peripherals. The problem I observed with it was that it was expensive, and no one seemed to want to write drivers for it.

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Also another interesting tidbit. Firewire is actually an apple trademark. The connections you have on IBM-compatible motherboards and cards cannot be legally called firewire.

Also, USB 2.0 is rated at 480 MB/sec, and Firewire is rated at 400 MB/second. You would think USB 2.0 is faster, but here is a study performed by Tom's Hardware, one of the more reputable sources for information on the internet.

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